by Kirton in Lindsey Town Council | Sep 7, 2020 | Community Event, Gainsborough
In the summer of 2019, many scarecrows appeared across Kirton in Lindsey as the first Scarecrow Competition in the town took place. The event, across the month of July, proved to be a huge success and so was planned again for 2020. By March 2020 steps were in place, a...
by Community Focus | Sep 6, 2020 | Heritage, Retford
Retford Railway Station and its gate piers with attached walls to north, have now been awarded Grade II listed building status. Historic England have designated the building as being of architectural and historic interest because of its association with the Goddard...
by Maltby Local History Society | Sep 6, 2020 | Heritage, Rotherham
Maltby Local History Society has, despite the lockdown, now brought its Fred Kitchen Blue Plaque Project to fruition. Fred Kitchen (1890 to 1969) was an agricultural labourer, writer, broadcaster and Methodist lay preacher who spent his formative years in Maltby. On...
by Bassetlaw Museum | Sep 6, 2020 | Art, Heritage, Retford, Worksop
Bassetlaw Museum is good to go! Bassetlaw Museum and the Pilgrims Gallery have opened their doors with new exhibitions and some new ways to keep visitors safe following the easing of lockdown restrictions. Visitors are now being welcomed back to the Retford-based...
by Retford and Gainsborough Motor Club | Sep 6, 2020 | Community Event, Gainsborough, Retford
Following last year’s success, the 2019 Sturton le Steeple Picnic in the Park will be held on 23rd May on the playing field next to The Reindeer. The event, organised by the Retford and Gainsborough Motor Club with the support of the Parish Council, aims to create a...
